Collar



- 1 23, 1929- A. F. MODONNELL- COLLAR Filed Oct. 29, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet Mcfinnne ll WMM'M April 23, 1929. A, F. MbDoNNELL v 1,710,371

cbLLAR Filed Oct. '29, 1927 ZSheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

I .anrnony' FLVMGDONINELLJ or munitions, rENNsYLvAnIA.

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My invention relates to meansxfor stiffening the front portions of negligee or soft collars, whether attached or attachable tothe shirt, so to preserve their neat appearance when worn under unusual usage or persp1ration. f

Heretofore, soft collars have been prepared with pockets between the. inner and outer folds to receive stiffening inserts of various" kinds and shapes.

My invention has for its primary object to provide means for stiffening and preserving the neat appearance of the outer fold of any ordinary soft collar, in a very simple, economical and effective manner, and to this end consists briefly in simply slitting the inner plies of the outer folds ofan ordinary soft collar with a knife or scissors, so asto form short mouths of pockets between the outer and inner plies and in inserting in each of said mouths a stiffening piece of novel design, which will support the front of the col? lar and preserve its flexible appearance w1thout betraying the unsightly contours and presence of the stiffening pieces, inafter more fully set forth.

In order that my invention may be fully understood, I shall various modes in which I'at present carry the invention into practice and then particularly point out the invention in the claims.

Reference is tobe had to the accompany ing drawings forming part of this application, in which like parts are designated by the same letters in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front view of a soft collar attached to a shirt provided with one form of a stiffening means according to my invention.

Figure 2 shows the inside of the outer fold of the collar thus equipped.

Figures 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 illustrate modified forms of stiffening inserts in accord with my invention. Y

Referring first to Figures 1 and 2, 12 designates the outer fold of an ordinary soft collar which is usually made, as in this example of my invention, of an inner and an outer ply 15. v V

In this particular performance of my invention, I cut witha knife or scissors a short slit 16 in the forward part of the inner ply 13 of each outer fold 12, extending rearwardly fromthe frontstitched edge 17 of the outer fold substantially parallel and close to said folded edge for a distance shorter than the all as here-' first describe in detail other fabric ply 13,

. Application filed'fletober 29,1927; seri l No. 229,711.

lengthof the stiffening sheet 18 hereinafter 1 described, so to form the mouth of a pocket between thefouter ply 13 and inner ply 15., I then provide for each collar. end a stiffen mg 111559111 18, made forexample ofordinary bristol board, which may be wat-erproofed by,

wax or otherwise, and formed integrallywith a rearwardly extending branch 19, which insert can thus be passed throughthe shorter slit 16 and the branch 19 extended. rearwardly between the inner and outer plies, so as to be supported'therebetween and at the same time flexibly supportthe inner fold to the rear end of the branch. From the forward endof the stiffening branch 19 rises an in;

tegral body portion 20 to the folded upper edge 14, which 1t supports against wilting and wrinkling; and from the top of the body portion 20 extends rearwardly another in tegral branch 21, which extends under and upholds the upper folded edge 14.

In order that the contour of the stiffening piece 18 may not be revealed from theoutside of the collar, I prefer to make the edges orthe branches 19 21116121 waved as shown 19 and 21, pointed or serrated (as indicated 1n Figure 3.)

I also prefer to make thestiffening piece of two superposed but non-coincident lam- 23 will thus project beyond the border ofthe smallenlamina 22, and soften the edge of the composite stiffening piece. Figures 3, 4, 5, 6, 7', 8 and 9 show other forms of branched stiffening. pieces which may be used in carrying out my invention.

By this lmprovement the upper folded edge of the collar, as well as the whole front portion thereof, is flexibly supported against wrinkling or wilting, without betraying the presence of the stifiening piece and without detracting from the very desirable soft and flexible appearance of the collar.

1 I claimas my invention:

1. Means for stiffening a soft collar consisting of a pocket on the inside of the outer fold thereof and a stiffening piece held in said pocket and composed'of superposed.

larger and smaller laminae, the border of the larger lamina projecting beyond the border of the smaller lamina to soften the edge of the stiffening piece.

and to make' the rear ends of said branches serted in the pockets thus formed between the outer and inner plies of the outer fold and formed with body portions extending along the stitched end edges of the collar, with rear- Wa-rdly extending branches extending from the upper ends of the body portions along the folded edge of the out er fold, and With rear- Wardly extending branches extending from the lower ends of the body portions along the lower edge of the outer fold.

3. Means for stiffening a soft collar in acgcord With claim 2, in which the branches extending rearwardly from the lower ends of the body portionsof the stiffening sheets have 20 waved edges.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ANTHONY F. MoDONNELL. 

